Help Choose one of the Motherboards?

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Which of the following Motherboards is Recommended?

1. EVGA Z170 Classified http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=151-SS-E179-KR
2. GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5478#ov

Similarities:

• Both Run 2 card at x16
• Creative sound card

The reason am not choosing Asus maximus is because at 2 cards it runs at x8

 

[Dude111]

I guess the question is which one will be BETTER for what you primarily want to do? (Long UP times,heavy loads,etc)

 

[sub-80]

What do you mean with "long up times"?

 

[dud]

What do you mean with "long up times"?

Possible translation: long periods of time that the PC is powered up.

 

[sub-80]

Then I choose long up times

 

[sub-80]

I keep my pc turned on 24/7 running 3 monitors and a tv. In terms of software: firefox with 12 tabs open, full hd video, steam and other applications which will be used for small amoujt of time.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Gigabyte has better support and a higher quality board. Look at the construction quality of the two boards and you'll see superior engineering on the gigabyte offering.

 

[sub-80]

I was leaning towards Gigabyte because both my cards are Gigabyte.

 

[sub-80]

Abit stupid but when comparing its built quality between asus, sapphire and xfx

 

[Leyawiin]

EVGA. Has Intel LAN instead of Killer.

 

[frogspawn]

Personally I would select Evga. In my opinion Gigabyte as a manufacturer has gone down hill since releasing motherboards with childish gun mag heatsinks